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Research Paper | Environmental Science Studies | Indonesia | Volume 6 Issue 10, October 2017

Relationship of Water Quality in the Presence of Soil Transmitted Helminthes (STH) in Fresh Basil at Food Stalls in Sentani District 2016

Muhamad Abas ^[2] | Marlin M. Jarona | Bruce Mehue

Abstract: Introduction, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 1.5 billion people or 24% of the world's population infected Soil Transmitted Helminthes. One way transmission of Soil Transmitted Helminthes is through the vegetables that are not washed or peeled, cooked perfectly. Food stalls that sell food at Sentani District developed very rapidly, almost on every street corner there are stalls selling various kinds of food, one of the most plentiful food is vegetables. Purpose of this research to calculate the percentage of food fresh basil contaminated Soil Transmitted helminthes in five food Stalls in Sentani District, to identify species of Soil Transmitted Helminthes in five food stalls in Sentani District, to know the quality of the water used to wash vegetables, Basil in food stalls in Sentani District, and to analyze the relationship of water quality in the presence of Soil Transmitted Helminthes in fresh basil in food stalls in Sentani District. Analytical research methods with cross sectional approach and know the relationships between variables. The study population was 30 food stalls in the District of Sentani. Results of the study are food vegetables Basil contaminated Soil Transmitted helminthes In food stalls in Sentani District 8 samples (26.7%), Soil Transmitted Helminthes species on food fresh basil in a five-foot stalls in the district Sentani is the egg Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworms, water used to wash vegetables, Basil in food stalls in Sentani District five feet as many as 17 people (56.7%) use water PAM of 30 food stalls or sample and there is no relationship water quality in the presence of Soil Transmitted Helminthes in fresh basil in a food stalls in Sentani District, because the results of statistical tests showed the value of the chi square 0.151 smaller than the value of the chi square 3.84 criticism, while the value of p 0.697 more greater than 0.05. The conclusion is there is no relationship of water quality in the presence of Soil Transmitted Helminthes in fresh basil in a food stalls in Sentani District

Keywords: water, soil transmitted helmints, fresh basil, food stalls

Edition: Volume 6 Issue 10, October 2017,

Pages: 254 - 258

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